rectal papillae

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rectal papillae: (Arthropoda: Insecta) In some Diptera, a papilliform modification of the rectal pads projecting into the rectum enclosing intercellular sinuses separated from the gut lumen by cell junctions and connected indirectly with the hemocoel.